Cap-and-Trade Grants for Affordable Housing: Recommendations Released
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Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities grants to be voted on by Strategic Growth Council next week
Nonprofit Developer Provides Much Needed Affordable Housing in Santa Monica
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Community Corp has been building great affordable housing projects in Santa Monica - and soon in Mar Vista
SPUR Talk: Equity, Outreach, and the Oakland Bike Plan
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Oakland's bike plan is the end result of a lot of community input.
Building a Safer Mid-Block Crossing
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Regular crosswalks don't cut it at mid block. But there are lots of low-cost ways to upgrade mid-block crossings and save lives.
Today’s Headlines
|- Cities are trying to fight climate change, but they wildly underestimate emissions (Curbed)
- All around the world, people are creating and enjoying open streets for people (TheCityFix)
- This urban guerrilla design is in your face: a parklet right on top of a row of parked cars (Fast Company)
- So, you’d like a neighborhood grocery store (Strong Towns)
- What happened to the “100 Resilient Cities” initiative (CityLab)
- CA cities are tops in terms of inflation risk, because housing (LA Times)
- International investors in U.S. sprawl are mad because they hoped to make huge returns (Bloomberg)
- Climate change might make Siberia a nice place to live (Grist)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
L.A. Councilmember Koretz Calls E-Scooters “Anti-Vision Zero,” Pushes to Get Rid of Them
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Koretz expressed plenty of anti-scooter sentiment, but L.A. City's dockless mobility pilot remains unchanged
California Still Wants its Bullet Train
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Despite years of mudslinging and attacks, people still just want a modern train system in California
States Aren’t Even Trying to Reduce Traffic Deaths
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Most states are aiming for more traffic deaths under a new federal program requiring them to set targets.
Today’s Headlines
|- The Coliseum BART pedestrian walkway is an “accidental treasure” (SF Chronicle)
- Fight climate change by buying less stuff (National Geographic)
- Who’s in charge of equity for OC Streetcar? (NextCity)
- How CEQA fails the environment (East Bay Express)
- Another stadium wants streamlined approval (SF Chronicle)
- Jerry Brown to be director of new US-China climate change institute at UC Berkeley (Sacramento Bee)
- Biking is the best way to see a city (National Geographic)
- Fresno area adds more EV chargers (Business Journal)
- Nation’s first hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered ferry to launch in SF Bay Area next year (Enterprise-Record)
- Uber, Lyft are desperate to keep from defining their drivers as employees (San Gabriel Valley Tribune)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
Depaving Paradise: Grassroots Portland Group Reclaims Parking Lots by Hand
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Depave Portland is cleaning waterways and creating beautiful community spaces — one torn up parking lot at a time.
Eyes on the Street: Rosewood’s New Diverter Crossing
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Cyclists and pedestrians can now safely cross La Brea at Rosewood. Drivers get a right turn only.